nonreligious

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ UK /ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
not connected with religion; secular

They opted for a nonreligious ceremony in the garden.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not connected with... secular irreligious worldly godless profane temporal

Opposites

religious sacred devout

Word family

Related forms religious religion

Etymology

From non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast').

non Latin religio Latin

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Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives

# nonreligious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs

## Meanings
1. not connected with religion; secular

## Examples
- They opted for a nonreligious ceremony in the garden.

## Synonyms
- secular
- irreligious
- worldly
- godless
- profane
- temporal

## Antonyms
- religious
- sacred
- devout

## Related Forms
- religious
- religion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: religio

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast').

## AI Etymology
Nonreligious is from non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and religio (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers not connected with religion; secular. The wider family includes related words such as religious and religion.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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